South Korea officials have confirmed that the controversial bear bile farming industry will come to an end as part of an animal welfare drive. View on euronews ...
Bear bile has been taken from wild bears in numerous Asian countries for use in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that opportunistic individuals in ...
A diagnostic kit to crack down on illegal trade in bile extracted from live bears is being used by Australian and Canadian customs officers, an animal welfare group says. Bear bile is a common ...
SEOUL, South Korea(AP) — South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for ...
Several bears lie on top of each other, as still as teddy bears, as they gaze out past rusty iron bars. Others pace restlessly. The ground below their metal cages is littered with feces, Krispy Kreme ...
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized ...
South Korea says it will end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry. The Environment Ministry said Tuesday it will ban the breeding of bears and extraction of their bile ...